The Chinese word for father is
父亲
fù qīn
Chinese Definition
| father | |
| 1. 名词. 父亲；爸爸 | |
| 2. 名词. (复)祖先 | |
| 3. 名词. 创始人；奠基者；先驱；鼻祖 | |
| 4. 名词. 天父；上帝 | |
| 5. 名词. （尤指天主教和东正教的）神父 | |
| 6. 动词. 作为父亲，成为父亲；养育 | |
| Components | |
| 父 | |
| 1. father | |
| 亲 | |
| 1. spicy; hot; pungent | |
| 2. relatives | |
| 辛辣 - spicy | |
| 3. parents | |
| 4. hard; laborious; toilsome | |
| 5. marriage | |
| 辛苦 - laborious | |
| 6. bride | |
| 7. suffering; hardship; misery | |
| 8. related by blood; blood (brothers, sisters) | |
| 辛酸 - bitter | |
| 9. close friend | |
| 10. The eighth of the ten heavenly stems. | |
| 11. close, intimate | |
| 12. (in a list) eighth; number 8; VIII | |
| 13. to fraternise with; pro- | |
| 14. (organic chemistry) octa- | |
| 15. personally; with one's own (body part) | |
| 16. to kiss | |
| 17. (Internet, customer service) dear sir or madam | |
| 18. Only used in 親家 (one's child's parents-in-law) |
Translations for 亲 and their definitions
| 父親 | |
| 1. n. (formal) father |
| 父亲 | |
| 1. n. (formal) father |
| 父 | |
| 1. father |
| 爸爸 | |
| 1. n. (informal) dad; papa |
| 爹 | |
| 1. n. father, dad |
| 老子 | |
| 1. pron. (colloquial, male) I; me | |
| 老子zi 才 不 怕 老闆bǎn 呢。 - I'm not afraid of the boss. | |
| 2. usage. When老子 is used this way, it often gives off an arrogant, angry, childish or humorous tone. | |
| 3. n. old man | |
| 4. n. (slang) father; old man | |
| 5. n. (dated or regional) son; young man (i.e. a mother scolding her son) |
| 神父 | |
| 1. n. Catholic father; priest |
| 天父 | |
| 1. n. (Christianity) Heavenly Father | |
| 2. n. Son of Heaven; emperor |
| 聖父 | |
| 1. n. Holy Father (God in Christianity) | |
| 2. n. Holy Father (title of Pope) |
| 圣父 | |
| 1. n. Holy Father (God in Christianity) | |
| 2. n. Holy Father (title of Pope) |
Pronunciation
fù qīn
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